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Three newly re-elected Gadsden County commissioners were sworn in at a special meeting on Nov. 22.
Gene Morgan, Eric Hinson and Sherrie Taylor all vowed to continue to serve their county and its citizens.
Taylor was appointed to be the BOCC chairperson, while Eric Hinson was appointed to be the vice-chair.
“Sophia home now … it’s going to be some straightening ‘round here,” Taylor said, jokingly quoting a line from “The Color Purple” after banging the gavel.

There has been a recent increase in brush fires in Midway. One of these fires destroyed a family’s home a few weeks ago.
Midway’s interim police chief/safety director, Tom Murray, announced he will ask Midway City Council members to adopt a burn-ban ordinance because the municipality already has one one in place.
“It has caused our volunteer firefighters to put in a lot of hours, also having the Midway Fire Department call other cities for backup,” Murray said.

In the midst of the holiday season, Gadsden County Toys for Tots volunteers working diligently to ensure every local child has a Christmas.
They’ve set up shop in the old IGA building in Quincy. Sam Palmer, Gadsden’s TFT coordinator, said thanks to several generous citizens, businesses and organizations, boxes of toys have already started rolling in.
According to www.toysfortots.org, the program is a top-
rated, nationwide charity run by the U.S. Marine Corp Reserves. More than

After a down week ending with a Thanksgiving break, our county girls basketball teams will be gaining steam again starting this week.
The Lady Jaguars will play Taylor County with their boys team and then host Marianna on Thursday in a district matchup. Munroe will not play until Friday because of a junior trip. They will play at John Paul II. They lost to John Paul the first week of the season.

A crash in Quincy claimed the lives of two women on Friday, Dec. 2.
According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, 48-year-old Tyronica Hill, of Oakland Park, was traveling northbound on State Road 267 when she attempted to pass another vehicle.
After entering into the southbound lane, Hill collided head-on with Bridget Britt-Austin, who was traveling southbound on State Road 267.
Hill was pronounced dead at Gadsden Capital Regional Center, while Britt-Austin was pronounced dead at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital.

Last Friday in a Thanksgiving tournament hosted by Rickards High, West Gadsden found themselves matched up against a scrappy P.K. Yonge team from Gainesville. Both teams played a very physical game on the defensive end of the court, which led to many trips to the free-throw line. The Panthers played solid offense for the final two minutes of the second quarter. Two big shots from the charity strip by senior forward Mark Bradwell, gave West Gadsden 22-19 lead at the intermission.

The West Gadsden Panthers’ record-breaking football season has come to an end.
They finished the season with 10 wins and two losses, the season’s last to the Blountstown Tigers in the regional finals.
“We had the best record in the school’s history,” said Coach Joseph Striplin. “We broke a lot of school records.”

Torreya State Park’s new park manager is no stranger to the outdoors, or Florida’s parks system.
Ponce De Leon native Aaron Miller was a park ranger at Three River Springs for five years. He was also the assistant park ranger at the Florida Caverns in Marianna for two years.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection recently awarded the city of Midway a $150,000 grant for wastewater infrastructure improvements.
According to a DEP press release, the funding came from a 2016-17 state legislative appropriation and will go toward eliminating failing septic tanks and provide sewage services.